§ Mr. Pounderasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the value of naval contracts placed in Northern Ireland by his Department during each of the past 10 years; and what percentage this represented of the total value of naval contracts placed in the United Kingdom as a whole during those years; and what are the respective estimates for 1968.
§ Mr. MasonThe total value of naval contracts placed in Northern Ireland in the ten years, 1957–58 to 1966–67, was£36 million; on average this represented 3 per cent. of the total value of naval contracts placed. It is not yet possible to estimate the proportion of naval contracts placed in the region in the year 1967–68.